| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| fabric type |
CAR-REG-C-6
|
| fabric previously published as |
KTS, Carthage (n. 326) |
| ware |
Coarse Wares |
| supposed site of production |
Carthage region |
| certainty of arguments |
archaeological: quite certain |
| visual excamination of fresh break |
reddish yellow, core: light yellowish brown; granular; many fine dark inclusions, few medium-sized white particles, mica |
| colour of freshly broken section (munsell) |
5YR6/6, core: 10YR6/4 |
| texture of freshly broken surface |
granular |
| hardness |
hard |
| porosity |
5%; void form: vughy; channel; void length: 0,04-1 |
| inclusions |
7,5%, length: 0,02-0,5 |
| sorting |
unsorted |
| |
Inclusions
|
|
quartz |
very frequent, angular, spherical - subspherical, clear, 0,04-0,5 |
|
mica |
infrequent, angular, spherical, white, 0,02 |
|
reddish inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, reddish brown, 0,05-0,15 |
|
black inclusions |
infrequent, angular, spherical, black, 0,05-0,12 |
|
brown inclusions |
frequent, rounded, spherical, yellowish brown, white rim, 0,12-0,25 |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| vessel form type |
Closed Vessel |
| fragmentation |
base – base |
| dimensions |
diameter: 8cm (bottom) |
| surface description |
coarse
in- and exterior: pink, 7.5YR7/4 |
| publication |
Bechtold (forthcoming 2) |
| |
Context Data
|
| site of discovery |
Carthage
Bir Messaouda, trench 2 |
| registration code of context |
BM04/2420 |
| registration code of object |
BM04/42641 |
| chronology of context |
350-325 (MP II.2) |
| | fabric description | | object data | | archaeometry | | |
| sample taken |
July 2006, by Babette Bechtold, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History of Europe, Ghent University / INP Tunis |
| sample no |
M 95/12 |
| status of sample |
whole sample available |
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